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snag

Spanish translation: consigue

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:snag
Spanish translation:consigue
Entered by: Claudia Andreani

23:00 Jul 14, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / human resources
English term or phrase: snag
Once a candidate makes it through the initial job-screening and snags an interview ...
charlesink
Local time: 14:46
consigue
Explanation:
snag en este contexto no es más que una manera informal de decir tener la suerte de conseguir
Selected response from:

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 13:46
Grading comment
Gracias, Marian!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4consigue
Marian Greenfield
5 +3logra conseguir una entrevista
Oso (X)
5Marian Greenfield is right... look at the context: conseguir, obtener, lograr...
Jairo Contreras-López
4¿Tiene problemas o se pone nervioso en una entrevista???
Robert INGLEDEW
4tiene que enfrentar una entrevista
Ingrid Petit


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
¿Tiene problemas o se pone nervioso en una entrevista???


Explanation:
El contexto me diría "logra una entrevista", pero snag tiene otro significado.
snag = dificultad imprevista (Diccionario Financiero Routledge)

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Note added at 2002-07-14 23:06:21 (GMT)
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EN INGLÉS COMÚN PUEDE SIGNIFICAR TROPEZAR O AFERRARSE (Simon & Schuster)
o sea
tropieza en una entrevista, o bien
se aferra a una entrevista.

Como ves, las posibilidades son varias.

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 14:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Сергей Лузан: EN INGLÉS COMÚN PUEDE SIGNIFICAR TROPEZAR (Collins)
5 mins
  -> Gracias, Sergio.
disagree  Margaret Schroeder: Aquí aplica otro sentido de "snag": ver http://dictionary.cambridge.org/cmd_search.asp?dict=B&search... El significado pertinente es él de "obtain". Ver http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=snag*3 0
1 hr
  -> Gracias por el aclaración y por el link.
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
consigue


Explanation:
snag en este contexto no es más que una manera informal de decir tener la suerte de conseguir

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 13:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82
Grading comment
Gracias, Marian!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jairo Contreras-López
3 mins
  -> gracias por tus comentarios... a ver si los otros se dan cuenta de lo que significa el inglés...
agree  Margaret Schroeder
1 hr
agree  Andy Watkinson: Agree with answer and your comment to SpanishMDs
9 hrs
agree  LoreAC (X)
6 days
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tiene que enfrentar una entrevista


Explanation:
En el sentido de que la entrevista es un tipo de "tropiezo" que no se puede evadir.

Ingrid Petit
United States
Local time: 12:46
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
logra conseguir una entrevista


Explanation:
Hola Carlos,
Según lo siguiente tomado del Merriam-Webster © 2002 ...

Main Entry: snag
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): snagged; snag·ging
Date: 1807
4 : to catch or obtain by quick action or good fortune

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)


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Note added at 2002-07-14 23:18:18 (GMT)
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La frase entera quedaría como...

\"Una vez que el candidato supera la evaluación de empleo inicial y logra conseguir (o logra obtener) una entrevista.....\"

Suerte, man!
Oso ¶:^)

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marisa Pavan
37 mins
  -> Mil gracias Maripa ¶:^))
agree  Margaret Schroeder: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=snag*3 0
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias GoodWords ¶:^))
agree  elenali
4 hrs
  -> Gracias mil elenali ¶:^))
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Marian Greenfield is right... look at the context: conseguir, obtener, lograr...


Explanation:
No alcancé a escribir mi comentario en el"Agree"... así que ahí va por separado... saludos mil a todos...!!!

Jairo Contreras-López
United States
Local time: 11:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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